| Effects of selective dropout on infant growth standards. | |
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PMID: 20139681 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Exclusively breastfed (EBF) infants have higher weight gain during the first 2 months, and lower thereafter. The explanation for this phenomenon is not clear. Longitudinal data from the Social Medical Survey of Children Attending Child Health Clinics study with a cohort of 2,151 Dutch children were analyzed according to a pattern mixture model. It appears that higher than average growth of EBF infants during the first 2 months is primarily attributable to selective dropout. Furthermore, between months 2 and 6, light nonEBF infants gain more weight than light EBF infants. Both factors aid in explaining differences in growth between EBF and nonEBF infants. The WHO Child Growth Standards for weight-for-age have been calculated from a subgroup of 903 infants (out of 1,743) that complied with strict feeding criteria. If similar dropout mechanisms operate in the Multicentre Growth Reference Study, then the WHO weight-for-age standards are expected to be systematically different from those for the entire group of 1,743 infants. |
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Authors:
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Stef van Buuren |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-02-01 |
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Title: Nestl? Nutrition workshop series. Paediatric programme Volume: 65 ISSN: 1661-6677 ISO Abbreviation: Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-08 Completed Date: 2010-06-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101244056 Medline TA: Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 167-75; discussion 175-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Statistics, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands. |
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Age Factors Body Weight Breast Feeding* Growth* Health Care Surveys Humans Infant Longitudinal Studies Netherlands Patient Dropouts* Reference Values Weight Gain* World Health Organization |
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